The document discusses the concept of a self-organizing team through various examples and exercises. It introduces key concepts like Nash equilibrium and describes an art therapy exercise for team members to visualize and discuss their team to increase self and team awareness. The overall message is that self-organizing teams require open discussion and understanding complex group dynamics, though the process can be difficult, it is important for teams to experience the nature of self-organization.

1. Anatomy of a
Self-Organizing
Team
-AjourneythroughtheRabbithole

2. “Let us try to teach generosity and altruism,
because we are born selfish. Let us understand what
our own selfish genes are up to, because we may
then at least have the chance to upset their designs,
something that no other species has ever aspired to
do.”

3. About me!

4. If we are selfish,
how do we work as
a team?

5. “Ingametheory,theNashequilibriumisasolutionconceptofanon-
cooperativegameinvolvingtwoormoreplayers,inwhicheachplayeris
assumedtoknowtheequilibriumstrategiesoftheotherplayers,and noplayer
hasanythingtogainbychangingonlytheirownstrategy”
Nash Equilibrium
AgroupofplayersareinNashequilibriumifeachoneismakingthebest
decisionthatheorshecan,takingintoaccountthedecisionsoftheothers
inthegame.

6. Hence a possible
solution is to play a
Co-operative Game!

7. What do you mean by a
Self-organizing Team?
Let’s search
online

8. What Google Thinks?

9. WordCloud!

10. What do the Techies think?

11. Words, Words and
more Words!

12. I have two questions:
1. What is the meaning of
these words?
2. How does it FEEL to be
in a self-organized team?
Ask your Team!

13. How to ask?
What is the best way?

14. Art Therapy
The American Art Therapy Association describes art therapy as "a mental
health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and
enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all
ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-
expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop
interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and
self-awareness, and achieve insight."

15. • Visualize
• Discuss
• Contract
3 Step Process

16. Visualize your Team!

17. Discuss, Talk, Converse
• Brings out the ulterior
• Clarifies the expectations
• Re-aligns the team goals

18. Contract!
• Think about the next small-step!
• Psychological Contracts*
* From “Transactional Analysis” by Eric Berne

19. Why do this exercise?
• Initiates discussions
• Increases Self/Team Awareness
• Fosters openness
• Better collaboration

20. Theseprocessesare difficultand
complex
However itisimportant forthe
teamstogothroughtheseprocesses
toEXPERIENCEthetruthbehind the
natureof every self-organizing
teams!

21. “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your
bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how
deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth – nothing more.”